Minima Sculptor vs Unity Face Capture
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Minima Sculptor
Create 3D models by combining and adjusting basic shapes. Apply custom or pre-set materials to your designs. This app is ideal for beginners and children learning 3D modeling.
- Combine 3D primitives
- Adjust properties with sliders
- Paint models with custom materials
- Material library presets
- Export for 3D printing and game engines
- Cross-platform integration
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Construct 3D models by combining and fine-tuning properties of 3D primitives. Paint models with custom materials (or select from a library of material presets) in the Painting Studio. Designed to be as simple as possible – great for kids and novices to 3D modeling. Includes powerful editing tools & features like the Properties Editor, Material Previewer, Parts List, primitive grouping, property sliders, property text input, and much more. Export projects easily for 3D printing, popular gaming & physics engines, sharing with friends via Airdrop, editing via text-editor, or editing in another 3D modeling application. Exporting as Minima Model files keeps files sizes low and makes sharing easy. Includes detailed Help Center with walkthroughs for solving urgent technical questions. Part of the MINIMA Suite of powerful, accessible creative tools for the iPad and Mac. Includes cross-platform integration with Mac version of Minima Sculptor.
Unity Face Capture
Stream facial expressions and head movements from your device to the Unity Editor in real time. Animate characters with realistic facial expressions and head poses, saving significant time for animators.
- Real-time facial expression capture
- Head movement tracking
- ARKit integration
- Live preview in Unity Editor
- Per-character mapping
- Record audio and video
- Synchronize with other devices
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* This app requires a connection to the Unity Editor to function (see the requirements below). * Setup: https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.live-capture@4.0/manual/face-capture.html Unity Face Capture helps you easily add realistic face animation to your characters, saving animators many hours of time and effort. It captures your facial expressions and head movements to control a character in Unity in real time. Key features: - Capture and animate facial expressions and head poses using ARKit. - See a live preview of your performance in the Editor. - Set up per-character mapping and overrides - Apply recorded animations to any compatible rig. - Use customizable settings to amplify or dampen the performance on a per-blend shape basis. - Record audio and video during the face data capture for reference. - Synchronize the app data with other connected devices using a centralized timecode source. Requirements: - Computer running Windows or macOS - Unity Editor 2021.3 or later version - Live Capture (Unity package) - Private network access for both the app and the Unity Editor Documentation: - User Manual: https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.live-capture@4.0/manual/face-capture.html - Forum: https://forum.unity.com/threads/1111255/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Minima Sculptor at 4.5 against Unity Face Capture's 3.7. Minima Sculptor also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (87 vs 11). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Minima Sculptor holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Minima Sculptor has 87 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Minima Sculptor's written reviews are positive against 48% of Unity Face Capture's.
Minima Sculptor ships an update every 11 days, Unity Face Capture every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Minima Sculptor | Unity Face Capture |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (87 ratings) — better | 3.7 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better | 48.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 87 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MagMHJ | Unity Technologies ApS |
Customer experience
Minima Sculptor
Unity Face Capture
In-app purchases
Minima Sculptor
No in-app purchases
Unity Face Capture
No in-app purchases
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